When the Accessibility Shortcut is on, you can turn AssistiveTouch on or off from any screen by clicking the side button three times on your iPhone X or later. If your device has a Home button, just press the Home button three times. To adjust the Triple-click speed on your iPhone X or later, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Side Button. To choose a click speed, tap Default, Slow, or Slowest. If your device has a Home button, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Home Button and choose a click speed.

When you turn on AssistiveTouch, you’ll see the AssistiveTouch menu.

You can drag it to any edge of the screen. Tap the menu to open it. To close the AssistiveTouch menu just tap it while it's open.

Use AssistiveTouch to control your device

You can use AssistiveTouch to find and adjust certain settings on your device like Volume, Rotate Screen, Lock Screen, and more. Tap the AssistiveTouch menu and tap the setting you want to change.

If your device uses iOS 11 or earlier, you can use AssistiveTouch to turn it off. To turn off your device, follow these steps:

Open the AssistiveTouch menu and tap Device.

Touch and hold Lock Screen until "slide to power off” appears.

You can also use AssistiveTouch to access your Home screen. Just open the AssistiveTouch menu and tap Home. To use Siri, open the AssistiveTouch menu and tap Siri. You’ll only see Siri on devices with iOS 5 or later.

To access your Notifications, open the AssistiveTouch menu and tap Notification Center. To get to the Control Center, open the AssistiveTouch menu and tap Control Center. From here, you'll be able to do things like turn Bluetooth on and off, use AirPlay and AirDrop, take photos, and more.

Use 3D Touch with AssistiveTouch

If you have an iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus, you can use 3D Touch with AssistiveTouch. 3D Touch gives you shortcuts to things you do frequently—like send Messages, emails, and photos. To find 3D Touch, open the AssistiveTouch menu and tap Custom.

With 3D Touch, a tap will give you a peek of the content you were viewing, like a Message. A second tap pops you into a full view of the content.

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